Alignment questions...

[Phil Payne]

> I put in my Eibach /Bilstiens over the summer and then promptly
parked the
> car for a couple of months while trying to get space/parts for
replacing the
> gas tank.  I have driven the car prolly 1500 miles since I put in
the
> suspension changes.  I also have purchased new tires (Khumo Excsta
> 205/50/16) for the summer time and I have a set of 195/60/15 snow
tires on
> stock rims for the winter.  My question is, should I have the
performance
> summer tires on the car when I have the alignment done or will
having the
> winter tires on matter?

If the job is done properly, the rig will be attached to the rims
rather than the tyres and will be 'zeroed' to eliminate any errors
introduced by the rims.  Changing the wheels and tyres then makes no
difference.

This is one of the crucial parts of the setup - Martyn Parker reckons
to take 30 to 40 minutes attaching the rig to the car.

--
  Phil Payne
  http://www.isham-research.com/quattro
  +44 7785 302 803
  +49 173 6242039